1927 roadster deck lid hinge and mounting question?

[kyle paul]

so i have been working on my 1927 roadster and i just made a new inner and outer deck lid skins and Im getting closer to mounting it . my question is does anyone have pictures of how and where the hinges mount i made the inner and outer panels as close to stock as i could but i do not know where the hinges go and id like to set nuts inside for the hinges before i fold the seams over. any help would be awesome . thanks Kyle

 

[Brent]

I can snap a couple pics, for you.

 

[Brent]

An original: You can kind-of see how it mounts.

The one we fabbed to replace the original.

 

[kyle paul]

awesome Brent . i have a decklid with the mounts on it still . Would you happen to have a pic of where the hinges mount on the panel above the decklid? thats the part im unsure of .i have 3 roadsters and all are missing the hinges .just want to a visual before i just go and mount them . thanks again .kyle

 

[kyle paul]

Brent are you leaving the center open on your ? rumble seat?

 

[Brent]

awesome Brent . i have a decklid with the mounts on it still . Would you happen to have a pic of where the hinges mount on the panel above the decklid? thats the part im unsure of .i have 3 roadsters and all are missing the hinges .just want to a visual before i just go and mount them . thanks again .kyle

Sure, looking through my pics I don't see a good shot of that, so I'll have to snap a few when I get a moment. But I will snap a couple and post them up. I have plans, this evening so hopefully I'll remember when we get home.

Mine fastened right into the holes that were already there. However, if you need measurements, I can do that, too.

Brent are you leaving the center open on your ? rumble seat?

The way this "frame" was fabbed it's pretty rigid and it certainly is less flexible than the original. The way it is in the picture is when it was finished, just before the repop skin was massaged into proper shape to fit like it should.

 

[kyle paul]

awesome thank you Brent . heres what i have so for . still need to dimple and bead roll the inner and add hinges trunk latch ,but not bad for 3 hours

 

[zzlegend]

Kyle, if you can wait till tomorrow, I can try to take some pictures of mine in the day lite. It has an original turtle deck and deck lid.

 

[zzlegend]

See if this helps you Kyle.

 

[zzlegend]

Two more

 

[kyle paul]

Thank you zzlegend .That helps a lot and rustee is a super cool car . thanks again Kyle

 

[zzlegend]

Your welcome. Good luck with yours

 

[Brent]

Hey, ZZ, can you take a pic of the hinge without the tape measure blocking how it's mounted? My turtle deck never came with a lid, so when we mounted it we just put it a way that worked. The holes lined up and we ran with it. But I think the way we put it may have limited us or be flat-out wrong.

 

[zzlegend]

I will see what I can do Brent. And do you mean how it is mounted to the deck lid, or mounted to the body? I am not real ambidextrous,,,

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[Brent]

Haha!

See my pic, above? Do you think that's incorrect? Btw, I snapped that pic in "selfie mode," so I could see the screen and not contort myself.

I think if you retook this photo, without the measuring tape, I could figure it out.

Thanks! And sorry to hijack the thread. I didn't even realize I may have an issue until seeing this thread.

 

[Brent]

Also, ZZ, how much does your lid open? I'd love to see a pic of it "all the way open" if possible.

 

[zzlegend]

Ok Brent. Give me a few minutes. Unless I get stuck in there.

 

[zzlegend]

Haha!

See my pic, above? Do you think that's incorrect? Btw, I snapped that pic in "selfie mode," so I could see the screen and not contort myself.

I think if you retook this photo, without the measuring tape, I could figure it out.

Thanks! And sorry to hijack the thread. I didn't even realize I may have an issue until seeing this thread.

Brent, yes I do think that picture is incorrect. Check mine and see what you think.

 

[zzlegend]

Brent and Kyle, see if these help you.

 

[zzlegend]

Lid opening